I look forward to the annual autumn display of crabapples, hawthorn berries, persimmons, bittersweet, etc. This is kind of a "before and after" portrait. Toledo Botanical Garden, November, 2010.

Like many of you, I adore the autumn season. I'm getting a very late start on this year's gallery of seasonal shots, but I'm hoping to finish with a flourish. Stay tuned. This is very much a work in progress.

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American beech, Fagus grandifolia. Seen in early November, and still not fully turned in color.
Beeches are notoriously slow growing. The one seen here is 25-30 years old, and still quite slender.

American beech, Fagus grandifolia. Seen in early November, and still not fully turned in color.

Growing next to, and even intermingled with the Beauty Berry was Russian Sage, but now those blooms have dried to a dusky indigo, when just a week or so ago they were vivid purple and white.

Toledo Botanical Garden,
November, 2010.

These are the crabapples the swans were eating so eagerly. No, I didn't taste them to see what all the fuss was about.

Toledo Botanical Garden,
November, 2010.

I look forward to the annual autumn display of crabapples, hawthorn berries, persimmons, bittersweet, etc.

Toledo Botanical Garden,
November, 2010.

I look forward to the annual autumn display of crabapples, hawthorn berries, persimmons, bittersweet, etc.
This is kind of a "before and after" portrait.

Toledo Botanical Garden,
November, 2010.